I would have to agree with you on these points. We have been preached at for the last 50 years that we need to attend college in order to be successful. I think they want drones who will just blindly follow. Unless you are going to be a doctor, dentist or a lawyer (not recommended for various reasons) then you are much better off learning a trade. When everything goes south (and it will) then at least you will be able to survive. How are you going to survive on an arts degree?